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What’s in Store? Art Galore.
The Bascom has a lot of new, fun, and exciting things in store for you in 2018. Our Creativity Guide is online and is filled with new classes and workshops, painting, ceramics, woodworking, printmaking, mixed media, and more for adults and children. Take a look and sign up for a class, workshop or “Art by Appointment.” Our exhibits are …
Country Sunshine
In the ol’ South when someone did a thing exceptionally well, folks would say, “Well, you just went to town on that.” That’s exactly what Stephanie Durham did. She went to town in dozens of wild and wonderful ways. Growing up in central Georgia, she says, “I was raised in the country sunshine.” Upon high school graduation she hopped …
Operas & Plays at Highlands Performing Arts Center
March is a busy month at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. You’re invited to three MET Operas and two plays from the National Theatre of London. PAC will present the National Theatre of London’s production of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 3. On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gathers …
A Filet and a Play
Highlands Cashiers Players is showcasing four new directors, four new plays, and three actors new to the HCP stage at their March Dinner Theater from March 15-17 and March 22-24. In “The Rental” by Mark Harvey Levine, Sonya receives an extraordinary birthday present. A rented boyfriend. He’s the perfect man for her but he’s only there for a day. …
Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Fest
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival celebrates its upcoming 2018 summer season with two events in Atlanta in April. Pictures at an Exhibition @ the High on Saturday, April 21, at 3:00 P.M. will provide an exclusive preview of the upcoming season. There will be a private Art Tour at Park Place from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. Sunday, April 22. The …
Theatre Tribute to Danny, Highlands Playhouse Season
March Greetings, Laurel Readers. It is with great pride and anticipation that we announce our 2018 theatrical season. This year will feature a celebration of the life and career of the esteemed performer Danny Kaye along with two venerable Broadway classics. Tickets for this season will be available soon. Beginning March 1, Highlands Playhouse Patrons will have early access, allowing …
Her Time to Shine
When life hurls lemons at Marsha Lessard, she doesn’t make lemonade…she turns those sour episodes into a slice of fried gold! After 21 years at a corporate job, she was suddenly let go. Dazed, she trusted her faith and intuition to get her through. Now she’s busier than ever reconnecting with her first love, art. She comes by creativity naturally, …
Bridging the Bilingual Gap at Albert Carlton Community Library
Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library is offering a special Preschool Story Time at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 21. Local Spanish Teacher Ana Crespo will lead a lesson of bilingual story, music, singing and dancing. Crespo led local children in a fun-filled Spanish session last month, so this event marks her return by popular demand. Both Anglo and Hispanic children (and their …
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Festival of the Stars
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, and The Village Green are teaming up to present the Festival of the Stars, an North Carolina Science Festival event. The Festival of the Stars will take place on Saturday, April 21 from 5:00 to 11:00 P.M. at The Village Green in Cashiers. Everyone is welcome at this free family-friendly event. From …
Nature’s Classroom Has No Walls
This summer, the Highlands Biological Station will offer a variety of workshops sure to pique the interest of every Highlands resident and visitor. These fun and educational courses are geared toward the community with options for all. Workshop topics this summer include nature photography, wildflowers, natural science illustration, birding, tree identification, and more. The length of each workshop varies as …
Keep Calm. Bingo On.
Plan now to support the Highlands School Parent Teachers Organization at Rotary Bingo at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, April 12, at the Highlands Community Building (next to the Town Ballfield). PTO President Jody Pierson invites everyone to join Highlands Rotary for a full evening of fun. “The PTO can truly use your support at this event,” she says. “We have several …
Mike & Dooley in the Morning
Highlands’ own Mike Carrier and Jeremy Dooley started a weekly show called “Mike & Dooley in the Morning” on Facebook Live a few months ago. It’s so spontaneously random (Squirrel!), funny (Zamboni!), and out-of-the-box (there isn’t a box that can contain it) that its success surprised even its creators. Its audience has risen exponentially each week. Viewers log in …
